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Friends
of the Museum Present:
A
SUMMER OF HISTORY
Travel
with the Friends of the Museum and journey through history as you
gently (yet occasionally experience some whitewater) float down the
vast and beautiful Umpqua River Basin. Our educational and
experiential trips have been designed for all ages and physical
conditions. These fully guided and equipped journeys include both
history and natural history lessons on the area you'll travel through
as well as the fun experience of floating the Umpqua River Basin.
You'll
encounter nature's wildlife at home in the wild.  It
isn't out of the ordinary to see otters, beavers, bear, deer, osprey,
falcons, hawks, bald eagles, minks, and there have even been reports
of an occasional cougar sipping from the banks of this river. Camera's
are encouraged.!
All
trips are sponsored by the friends of the museum. As fundraising
events to support new and ongoing museum programs and activities! Help
support the Museum by traveling through the summer with us!
Easy
to Moderate = Able to bear own weight and get in and out of the rafts.
Most Senior Citizens can easily handle trips as can children six and
older.
All
equipment and shuttling and necessary transportation to personal
vehicles is provided by Oregon Ridge and River Excursions, this
professional guide service will be working with the Friends of the
Museum to bring you these exciting and educational experiences.
Trip
#1
May
2004 Friday- Saturday
YELLOW CREEK TO BIG K RANCH TO ELKTON
$210.00 per person
Friends Members: $200.00
Degree of difficulty: Moderate
Equipment: Guided Multi-person rafts
Lunch is included. Meals and beverages at the Big K are extra.
We will float through some of the oldest ranches and homesteads in the
entire Umpqua Basin. We will hear stories, about log drives to the
coast, ferry traffic in the early days. Our host for the first night
of the summer of history tours will be the Big K Ranch. Here we will
have a fine meal and look at the future journeys we will be taking on
the Friends of the Museum tours. The final section of river takes us
to the town of Elkton. It was the first county seat and Post Office on
the Umpqua River. Our take out is just down stream of Elk Creek.
Trip
#2
June
Saturday 2004
OSPREY BOAT RAMP TO YELLOW CREEK
$105.00 per person
Friends Members: $100.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Equipment: Guided Multi-person rafts
Our pioneers were "pretty gutsy" during the early days of
river transportation. WE will learn about the development of early
transportation along the river and the navigational methods and
difficulties they experienced back then. Deli-style lunch included.
Class 2 and 3 rapids. Eight-person minimum.
Trip
#3
June
Friday 2004
UMPQUA LANDING TO OSPREY BOAT RAMP
$105.00 per person
Friends Members: $100.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Equipment: Guided Multi-person rafts
The historical aspect of the early sawmills and main Umpqua fisheries
will be the focus on this section of the River. Class 2 rapids.
Deli-style lunch included. Eight-person minimum.
Trip
#4
June
Saturday 2004
 CLEVELAND
RAPIDS TO UMPQUA LANDING
$80.00 per person
Friends Members: $76.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Equipment: Guided Multi-person rafts
Explore the rich history of this river section from the 1830's to the
1880's, which is referred to as the "early days in the Umpqua
Basin". Learning will focus on the fur traders, Old Fort McKay
and early settlers to this region. Class 2 and 3 rapids. Eight-person
minimum.
Trip
#5
June
Sunday 2004
AMACHER PARK TO CLEVELAND RAPIDS PARK
$80.00 per person
Friends Members: $76.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Equipment: Guided Multi-person rafts
Learn how trappers and pioneers traded with Indians in the winter at
what is now Amacher Park Discover the area's history of ferries,
bridges and Umpqua River flooding. Class 2 and 3 rapids. Eight-person
minimum.
Trip
#6
Friday,
July 2004
WHISTLERS BEND TO WINCHESTER
$105.00 per person
Friends
Members: $100.00
Degree of difficulty: Moderate Equipment:
Guided Multi-person rafts
Travelers will learn about early homesteads and agriculture and the
wildlife of this area. You can expect to see portions of the river,
which you are not normally able to view. There is extensive wildlife
on this section of the river. Morning beverages and a Deli-style lunch
included. Class 1, 2, & 3 rapids. Eight-person minimum.
Trip
#7
Saturday,
July 2004
COLLIDING RIVERS TO WHISTLERS BEND
$80.00 per person
Friends Members: $76.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy to Moderate Equipment:
Guided Multi-person rafts
Travels will experience the rare phenomenon of the joining of two
rivers, Little River and the North Umpqua River. You can expect to see
fossils, which remain from the Eocene period more then 50 million
years ago and learn about the early history of the area, which
includes the Glide Ranger Station, Civilian Conservation Corps and
timber and logging operations in the 1800's.
Class 1,2, & 3 rapids. Eight-person minimum.
Trip
#8
Sunday,
July 2004.
LONE ROCK FREE STATE FLOAT
$69.00 per person
Friends
Members: $65.00
Degree of difficulty: Easy to Moderate Equipment:
Guided Multi-person rafts
Travels will learn about the history of Glide/Idleyld Park region and
the pioneer history of the Lone Rock area. The trip included a
continental breakfast, all equipment and the guide tour. Class 1, 2,
& 3 rapids. Eight Person Minimum .
Oregon
Ridge & River Excursions
P.O.
Box 495
Glide, OR 97443
For reservations, call us
at:
e-mail:
museum@co.douglas.or.us
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